About Elevate Spectrum
We've been supporting Maryland families since 2005.
For more than 20 years, we've worked alongside individuals with developmental disabilities, families, and support professionals to build meaningful lives at home, at work, and in the community.
Today, we're bringing that experience to Agency With Choice across all 24 Maryland counties.
Good support starts with the right people.
Programs matter. Systems matter. But ultimately, great support happens through relationships.
Choice matters
Individuals and families should have meaningful input into who becomes part of their support team.
Relationships matter
Consistency and trust can be just as important as credentials.
Families know their loved ones
Professional expertise should work alongside the knowledge, culture, routines, and priorities of the individual and family.
Support professionals should be valued
Family-as-Staff and DSPs doing this work should be treated as professionals and compensated accordingly.
We're here to make good support easier to build.
Families shouldn't have to choose between having meaningful control over their support and having an experienced provider behind them.
Agency With Choice brings those two things together. You build the team. Elevate helps support the structure around it.
See How Agency With Choice WorksYour family leads. We help guide.
Listen
We start by understanding the individual, family, goals, routines, and what good support looks like to you.
Support
We help with Family-as-Staff, DSP matching, employment, onboarding, training, and administration.
Stay involved
Your Family Liaison remains available as your support team evolves.
More than 20 years of learning what good support requires.
2005
Elevate's story begins in Maryland.
2020
Self-Direction vendor services launched
Today
Agency With Choice serving families throughout all 24 Maryland counties.
Built around people.
Bring your own people
Eligible family members and trusted caregivers can become part of the support team.
Find someone new
Browse experienced, vetted, trained DSPs when additional support is needed.
Value the workforce
Eligible Family-as-Staff and DSPs earn $30+/hour depending on service.
Have someone to call
A dedicated Family Liaison helps guide the Agency With Choice experience.
Experience isn't only professional.
Some members of our team understand this work professionally. Others understand it personally. Some understand it both ways.
That perspective shapes how we listen, communicate, and support families.
Better support requires supporting the people doing the work.
Direct Support Professionals take on meaningful responsibility every day. We believe experienced professionals should be treated accordingly.
$30+/hour
for eligible Family-as-Staff and DSPs, depending on service. Competitive compensation is one part of building stronger, more dependable support teams.
Interested in Working With Elevate?One Maryland community.
From Western Maryland to the Eastern Shore, Elevate Spectrum serves individuals and families throughout all 24 Maryland counties.